American actor and occasional screenwriter. One of the most frequently seen heavies in films and television programs of the 1950s, his name is nevertheless well known only to buffs. Occasionally he played minor leads and sympathetic characters, but his stern good looks and rich deep voice made him a memorable villain, particularly in Westerns.
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1972)
Guest starring as Colonel Wright
- Episode 1x12: Mr. R.I.N.G. (Jan 10, 1975) [Uncredited]
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Morgan Petrie
- Episode 2x16: Shadow of a Man (Jan 25, 1969) [Co-Star]
Ironside (1967)
Guest starring as Brill
- Episode 4x14: Blackout (Dec 31, 1970) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Mitch Carlin
- Episode 5x17: Unreasonable Facsimile (Jan 6, 1972) [Co-Star]
Daniel Boone (1964)
Guest starring as James Burns
- Episode 5x24: For a Few Rifles (Apr 10, 1969)
Guest starring as Lynch
- Episode 3x06: Run a Crooked Mile (Oct 20, 1966)
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as Lomax
- Episode 4x23: Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross (Feb 23, 1966)
Ripcord (1961)
Guest starring as Joe Manson
- Episode 1x14: The Financier (Dec 27, 1961)
Guest starring as Senator Gilbert
- Episode 2x03: Panic At 10,000 (Nov 7, 1962)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
Guest starring as Alex Bertani
- Episode 1x12: The Heartbreak Gang (Dec 26, 1960)
Rawhide (1959)
Guest starring as Gun Guard
- Episode 1x02: Incident at Alabaster Plain (Jan 16, 1959) [Uncredited]
Bat Masterson (1958)
Guest starring as Col. Mark James
- Episode 2x01: To the Manner Born (Oct 1, 1959)
Maverick (1957)
Guest starring as Frank Mercer
- Episode 5x03: The Golden Fleecing (Oct 8, 1961)
Guest starring as Jim Mundy
- Episode 1x27: Seed of Deception (Apr 13, 1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Howard Roper
- Episode 2x25: The Case of the Petulant Partner (Apr 25, 1959)
The Adventures of Champion (1955)
Guest starring as Jake Webster
- Episode 1x04: The Medicine Man Mystery (Oct 15, 1955)
Guest starring as Duke
- Episode 1x08: Challenge of the West (Nov 8, 1955)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
Guest starring as Gunner Flinch
- Episode 3x10: The Bully of Dry Gulch (Sep 24, 1955)
Guest starring as Paul Craymore
- Episode 4x09: Dagger Island (May 19, 1956)
The Roy Rogers Show (1951)
Guest starring as Ken Pierce
- Episode 2x03: Hunting for Trouble (Oct 5, 1952)
Guest starring as Deputy Sheriff Bill Morgan
- Episode 3x12: Deputy Sheriff (Feb 7, 1954)
Guest starring as Uncle Steve Everett
- Episode 4x13: Uncle Steve's Finish (Feb 3, 1955)
Guest starring as John Baldwin
- Episode 3x13: Hi-Graders of Paradise Valley (Feb 28, 1954)